Warren C Hess
MilitaryPilot, Hess crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. September - December 1943. Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-3540 'Bacta-th'-Sac'. Mission #46 to Solinger, Germany. MACR 1660. Captured with 2LT Randle and S/Sgt Delp. Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.
Brooklyn, NY
POW
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801507
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31190810
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748267
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734520
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 1 December 1943 | He was a POW for 519 days Stalag Luft I |
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Died |
Ellicott City, MD, USA | 23 October 2015 | Aged 94 |
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Born |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | ||
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Other Retired from active duty |
With the rank of Colonel |
Revisions
Baltimore Sun obituary: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-warren-hess-201510…
381st Bomb Group Memorial Assoiciation, March 1999; MACR 1660 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1660 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database